David Morton (1716 - aft. 1747)

Born 19 Mar 1716 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Finney) Morton — married 8 May 1738 in Plymouth, MA

Descendants

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Biography

David Morton was born March 19, 1715/16 at Plymouth, MA. He is the son of John Morton and Reliance Phinney. He was married May 8, 1738^[1] at Plymouth, MA to Rebecca Finney (daughter of Robert Finney and Ann Morton), and they had children including David, Mordecai, and Zacheus.^[2]

David Morton was born on 19 March 1716 in Plymouth, the son of John and Reliance (Phinney) Morton.^[3]

He married Rebecca Finney on 8 May 1739 at Plymouth, daughter of Robert and Ann (Morton) Finney. She was baptized at Plymouth on 27 September 1721 and was living in 1746. On 14 January 1744/5, David Morton of Plymouth, seafaring man, sold his part of the land of his father John Morton, deceased, which was divided in 1739, with Rebecca also signing. On 27 February 1746/7, David sold land in Plymouth, one-third of what was his father John Morton's as given to David by his brother James, deceased. No known children,^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Plymouth, MA Marriage Records To 1769
2. ↑ Descendants of George Morton and Juliana Carpenter
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Plymouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1699-1754 vol 1 > image 37 of 154; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), p. 36.

See also:

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45W-ZQF : 4 December 2014), John Morton in entry for David Morton, 19 Mar 1716; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p76; FHL microfilm 416,334.